US studio Ervin Structure has unveiled the newest section of an open-air theatre in Bangor, Maine with wood-clad, sawtooth packing containers that flank open-air seating.
The Maine Financial savings Amphitheater is the most important single constructing within the state of Maine when it comes to sq. footage, with a capability of 16,500 spectators.
It accommodates 100,000 sq. toes (9,290 sq. metres) of constructing ground space in addition to 130,000 sq. toes (12,077 sq. metres) of seating and concourse areas.
Ervin Structure, which has workplaces in Maine and Florida, designed the venue to create clear sightlines, using a 40-foot (12-metre) rise over 425-foot (130 metres) span from the entrance row to the again seat of the garden.
Opened in 2010 as a brief stage on a hillside between Bangor’s Foremost Road, the shores of the Penobscot River and the Chessie System railroad line, the amphitheatre was established as a everlasting venue seating 16,500 folks in 2013.
It has since gone by way of a number of phases of growth, with Ervin Structure becoming a member of the design workforce in 2017.
In 2018, “quasi-permanent transport container constructions” had been constructed as annexes offsite to deal with meals and beverage amenities, and the everlasting eastside basis was poured permitting the set up of 4 transport containers that housed the company membership areas.
2019 noticed structural and infrastructural enhancements, prolonged foundations, and restroom amenities, earlier than a sheet pile wall measuring 450 toes by 40 toes (137 metres by 12 metres) was constructed to shore up Foremost Road whereas the hillside was excavated to make means for growth.
“EA has been entrusted with devising and executing a dynamic array of renovations and property enhancements, establishing an adaptable design that’s rooted in viewers engagement and helps multi-seasonal outside operations,” the workforce stated, calling out the customized architectural and engineering options that maximize the topography.
By 2023, the location boasted 5 everlasting buildings that comprise 4 sponsored golf equipment, 10 company suites, terraced mounted seating, improved venue ingress and egress and expansive concessions choices throughout seven acres.
Two giant, sawtooth-shaped buildings sit on both facet of the stage and assist to create a greater acoustic setting for guests.
“[It was] acoustically enhanced with an progressive rainscreen that enables the facades to empty effectively utilizing an air and moisture barrier that doubles as an acoustical cloth,” the workforce stated.
“The result’s a fascinating aesthetic that establishes a purposeful format of undulating balconies that present every unit with unbiased, nonconflicting sight strains.”
Within the open-air seating, a “canyon-land” circulation plan is embedded within the terraces, eradicating crowds from sightlines and making a dramatic reveal of the stage for getting into guests.
The workforce prioritised the discount of the venue’s carbon footprint with an emphasis on power conservation, renewable and recycled content material – like ZIP system sheathing, Marlite finishes and Azek cladding – and water conservation by way of low-flow fixtures and a inexperienced roof system.
At present, the workforce is developing rooftop lounges – “dueling skydecks” which can be slated to finish in 2025 – and dealing on plans for backstage facilities for visiting performers, comparable to flats, workplaces and a driving vary, spa and pool, which may arrive in 2026.
Close by, HGA lately accomplished two mass timber training buildings for Bowdoin School, and Lever Structure has designed a mass timber extension for the Portland Museum of Artwork.
The pictures is by Dan Finnen.
Venture credit:
Architect: Ervin Structure
Proprietor: Waterfront Live shows
Civil, structural, & electrical Engineer: Haley Ward
Structural engineer: Foresight Engineering
